NASA, Artemis and Space Launch System
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After clunky Artemis test, Congress heeds renewed call to rely on companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin
As Artemis II faces delays, Congress may be shifting its tune about moving away from the pricey SLS rocket to those developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Almost as tall as a football field, NASA's Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly—just under one mile per hour—out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida,
The agency has bumped up the wet dress rehearsal to increase its chances of launching within the February window, but could an Arctic blast interfere?